Building and Planning

Building

The Building Department issues building permits, performs plan checks and inspects all building construction, additions and alterations to assure compliance with current Building Codes, Pacific Municipal ordinances and State and Federal laws.

Office Hours

Inspection Hours

Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Inspection phone#: (253) 929-1110*

*Inspection requests must be received 24 hours in advance.

King County’s Construction & Demolition Ordinance

NEW C&D Recycling Requirements: King County now requires that C&D (construction & demolition) materials be taken to a King County Designated Facility and has banned specific readily recyclable C&D materials from being disposed of in a landfill. A list of designated facilities and details on the bans can be found on the King County C&D website.

Planning

The Planning Department oversees implementation of the General Plan and the General Plan Update, with guidance from The Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, Design Guidelines and Specific Plans. Planning staff also utilize capital improvement planning and development agreements. The department also establishes development related policies and conducts environmental review and processing of private development applications for public hearings.

Our department interacts with other agencies, public groups and task forces, to promote beneficial planning for the community. The Planning Department is staff to the Planning Commission, and coordinates project design review through the City Council.

Planning staff works throughout the year tracking regional planning issues of local significance and making recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council. Our department has two full time staff members and one part-time contractual planner. Please feel free to contact any staff members with questions you may have regarding zoning or development.